The Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV) will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its Digestive System Department on October 24, in an event that will bring together specialists from all over Spain to reflect on half a century of clinical progress, scientific innovation, and commitment to patients. The ceremony will take place in the Gómez […]
The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) will hold a conference on Administrative Simplification next Tuesday, October 22. The event aims to reflect on the progress, challenges, and opportunities offered by the simplification of administrative processes within the region’s public healthcare system. The session, scheduled from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., will take place in the […]
Health equity remains one of Europe’s most pressing challenges. Differences in access to care, diagnosis, and treatment continue to shape health outcomes across the region. Gender is emerging as a particularly critical dimension, as women in Europe face worse outcomes in cardiovascular diseases — from higher mortality after heart attacks to longer delays in receiving […]
Dr. J. Francisco Nistal, from the “Marqués de Valdecilla” University Hospital, provides the clinical insight that brings this scientific discovery closer to its future application in patients Researchers from CIBERCV, coordinated by the Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center (CBM-CSIC-UAM) and the Health Research Institute Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), have identified a key mechanism involved in […]
The REBOOT trial concludes, published in “The New England Journal of Medicine”, with the participation of Dr. José María de la Torre Hernández, Head of Cardiology at Valdecilla Hospital One of the most widespread practices in modern cardiology—the routine use of beta-blockers after a myocardial infarction—has been called into question thanks to the results of […]
The Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL) has recognized seven young researchers through the NEXT-Val program (NEXT generation VALdecilla), created to promote translational research and support the careers of emerging scientists in Cantabria’s biomedical field. The call, with nearly €150,000 in funding, offers up to €25,000 per project for a maximum duration of two years. It […]
Under the coordination of Olga De Cos, researcher from the Health Economics group at the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), the European project Social Assets Mapping (SAM), part of the Interreg Sudoe network, will hold its Inaugural Technical-Healthcare Meeting next Tuesday, October 7, at the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV). This is the […]
The Health Research Institute of Cantabria (IDIVAL) and Nebrija University inaugurated a new edition of the Master’s in Health Innovation Management and Leadership (MINDS) at the Fundación Botín headquarters in Madrid. Since 2021, this pioneering program has trained professionals to lead change in the healthcare sector. The opening event brought together representatives from organizations supporting […]
Santander will host a new edition of the Innovation Days (i-Days) on October 22 and 23, an initiative promoted by EIT Health—one of the largest EU-funded health initiatives—aimed at fostering innovation in healthcare through the active participation of students from different academic fields. The event, organized by the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (IDIVAL) in […]
The Health Research Institute of Cantabria (IDIVAL) joins the solidarity initiative “La Caja”, taking place at Santander’s City Hall Square from September 27 to October 5, led by Cantabrian illusionists Mago Xuso and Asier Moon. For nine days, the artists will remain enclosed in a semi-transparent room installed in the city center, in a symbolic […]
